Deceased
Bropho, Robert Charles
Demographics
81y, male
Date of death
2011-10-24
Finding date
2013
Cause of death
Acute myocardial infarction in association with coronary artery atherosclerosis
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Robert Charles Bropho, an 81-year-old Aboriginal man imprisoned since 2008 with severe medical comorbidities including insulin-dependent diabetes, hypertension, chronic renal failure, and severe ischaemic heart disease, died from acute myocardial infarction. The coroner found the quality of medical care in custody was high, with appropriate cardiac and diabetes care plans, regular hospital consultations (40 visits to Royal Perth Hospital), and competent nursing. However, systemic failures occurred: family were not notified when the deceased was transferred to hospital emergently, and Phase 2 terminal illness classification was not disclosed to the prisoner or family until the royal prerogative consultation process. The coroner found the deceased's allegations of mistreatment largely unsupported by contemporaneous medical records. Medical management was appropriate for his terminal condition; little could have been done to prevent death given advanced coronary atherosclerosis.
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